[vue-instantsearch] <ais-search-box> with multi search?

[donni106]

Is there a way to define multi search for vue-instantsearch components like <ais-search-box>? I would like to receive multiple results based on different keywords provided (for the same index).

[Haroenv]

You can have a layout like this:

<ais-instantsearch ...>
  <ais-search-box/>
  <ais-index index-id="1" ...>
    <ais-hits />
  </ais-index>
  <ais-index index-id="2" ...>
    <ais-hits />
  </ais-index>
</ais-instantsearch>

You can't mix the different hits though. It could also be interesting to check out autocomplete, which could fit your use case as well if you're making a dropdown.

[Haroenv]

You can not disjunctively search for keywords, only for facets. Sorry!

[donni106]

Would this be something for the roadmap?

[Haroenv]

This is in general solved by adding multiple searchableAttributes, specific rules to turn queries into filters, or using NeuralSearch. For now I don't think there's a need to allow for disjunctive queries directly.

[donni106]

Ok thanks, I will try to dig deeper in that topics. Can you point me to somewhere where I can read more about the use case with different keywords connected "or" search?

[Haroenv]

I don't think we have a particular guide about this, but:

• https://www.algolia.com/doc/guides/managing-results/must-do/searchable-attributes/
• https://www.algolia.com/doc/guides/managing-results/rules/rules-overview/in-depth/implementing-rules/#automatic-facet-filter
• https://www.algolia.com/doc/guides/getting-started/neuralsearch/